Lib. 2 , 
Of the Hiilorie of Plants. 
3?7 
Chap. <S8i 
Of Tabaco , or Henbane of Tern. 
TheKindes. 
•T'Herebe two forts or kindes of T abaco ; one greater, the other lelfer : the greaterwas brought 
A into Europe out of the prouinces of America, which we call the Weft Indies ; the other from 
Trinidada, an Ifland neere vnto the continent of the fame Indies. Some haue added a third fort : 
and others make the yellow Henbaae a kinde thereof. 
f l Hytfcyams Peruv'umus. 
■ Tabaco or Henbane ofPeru, 
■f 2 Sdtui San cl. 1 Indorum. 
Tabaco of T rinidada. 
tfy The Dcfcription. 
1 r T 1 Abaco, or Henbane of 'Peru hath very great ftalkes of the bignelfe of a childes arme, 
A growing in fertile and well dunged ground of feuen or eight foot high , diuiding it 
felfe into fundry branches of great length ; whereon are placed in moll comely order 
very faire long leaues, broad, fmootb, and fharpe pointed, foft,and of a light greene colour, fo' fa fi- 
ned about the ftalke, that they feeme to embrace andcompaffe it about. The floures grow at the 
top of the ftalkes, in Ihape likeabell-floure, fomewhat long and cornered, hollow within, of a 
light carnation colour, tending to whitenefle toward the brimmes. The feed is contained in long 
fharpe pointed cods or feed-veflels like vnto the feed of yellow Henbane, but fomewhat fmaller 
and browner of colour. The root is great,thicke, and of awooddy fubftance,with feme threddic* 
firings anexed thereunto. 
2 TrinidadaTabacohathathicketoughand fibrous root, from which immediately rife vp 
long broad leaues and fmooth, of a greenifh colour, lelfer than thofe ofPeru : among which rifeth 
vpa ftalke diuiding it felfe at the ground into diners branches, whereon are fet confufedly the like 
leaues, but lelfer : at the top of the ftalks Hand vp long necked hollow floures ofa pale purple tern- 
ding to a blufh colour : after which fucceed the cods or feed-velfels, including many fmajl feeds 
like vnto the feed of Marjerome.The whole plant perifheth at the firft approch of Winter. 
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